Karnātaka mattu Jainadharma, IBH Prakasan, Bangalore, 1981, 1983, 48 pages. [An introduction to the Jaina imprints on Karnataka in various fields, with relevant illustations. A book for the general readers]

Upādhye, A.N., Sravanabegola, 1986, 48 pages. [Life and works of Professor A.N. Upadhye, a Prakrit and Sanskrit scholar of eminence]

Viṣṇuvardhana-Vijayāditya-Kīrtivarma, Prasaramga, Bangalore University, 1986, 72 + viii pages. [Reconstruction of the life and travels of prince V.V. Vijayaditya as recorded in his contemporary inscriptions]

Nāgacandrana Kāla-Sthaḷa, Anugraha Prakasan, Bangalore, 1989, 80 + xvi pages. [Collection of available material for tracing the chronology of the teachers of poet Nāgacandra who wrote two classics, the Mallināthapurāṇa and the Rāmacandracarita Purāṇa (s.a. Pampa Rāmāyaṇa) in campū style]

Nāgacandra-Itivrutta, Vidyanidhi Prakasan, Gadag, 1992, 92 + 20 pages. [Reconstruction of the life and chronology of the poet Nāgacandra (1100 CE), his brothers, sons and grandson's based on extant inscriptional and corroborative literary evidence]

Cinnadagari, Jilla Sahitya Sammelana, Kolara, 1992, 31 + vi pages. [Full text of Hampana's speech as President of the Literary Conference held at Cikkaballapur on the 18th and 19th of January 1992]

Kavi Bandhuvarma: Jijnāse, Vidyanidhi Prakasan, Gadag, 1993, 148 + 4 pages. [Critical assessment of the life and works of poet Bandhuvarma (1160 CE), a major poet who has written two classics in campū style: the Jivasambodhane (Speaking to Soul) and Harivaṃśābhyudaya (Elevation of the dynasty of Hari).

Śāsanagaḷalli Eraḍu Vamśagaḷu, Mumbai University, 1995, 76 pages. [Introduces the accomplishments of two feudatory families -- the Sagaras or Maṇaleyars, and the Vāji vaṃśa -- as recorded in their inscriptions]

Kavivara Kāmadhenu, Ratnatraya Prakasan, Mysore, 1996, 138 + vi pages. [Reconstruction of the life and deeds of the celebrated lady Attimabbe who encouraged men of letters and created job opportunities for skilled artists. She had performed seven miracles]

Sāmtararu : Ondu Adhyayana, Siddhantakirti Granthamale, Hombuja Kshetra, 1997, 380 + xx pages. [Historical description of the Sāmtara Royal dynasty who ruled as feudatories for a thousand years with Hombuja as their capital]

Koppaḷa Śāsanagaḷu, Ratnatraya Prakashana, Mysore, 1998, 190 pages. [Contains 60 Kannada inscriptions discovered and edited by Hampana. These inscriptions belong to the period between the 8th century and 14th century]

Yāpanīya Samgha, Prasaramga, Kannada University, Hampi, 1999, viii + 156 pages. [Description of the origin and development of the Yāpanīya Samgha, a forgotten Jaina Sect which was active more in Karnataka between the 3rd and 12th c. of the current era].

Vaḍḍārādhane: SamagraAdhyayana, CVG Publications, Bangalore, 1999, 400 pages. [Thesis submitted to Bangalore University and awarded PhD. A Comprehensive research on the dimensions of the Vaḍḍārādhane, or the Ārādhanā Karṇāṭa ṭīkā of the early 9th century]

Dānacintāmaṇi Attimabbe, IBH Prakasan, Bangalore, 2010, x + 162 pages. [Re-revised edition of an earlier book on the life and achievements of Attimabbe (950-1015 CE), an illustrious lady in the period of the Kalyana Calukyas]

Kuvempu Kurita Cimtanegaḷu, Sundara Prakashana, Bangalore, 2010, 90 pages. [It is a collection of six articles of criticism on the life and works of Poet-Laureate Kuvempu, a major poet of 20th century Kannada literature].

Mahāpurāṇa, Kāntāvara Kannada Samgha, 2010, 64 pages. [An overview of the Sanskrit Mahāpurāṇa written by Jinasena (770-870) and Guṇabhadra (820-98). It also has pages devoted to a critical assessment of the Sanskrit Ādipurāṇa of Jinasena in comparison with the Kannada Ādipurāṇa of Pampa (941 CE).

Kuvempu-Jośi, Hind Vidyarthi Sammela, Bangalore, 1969, 58 + xii pages. [Brief introduction to the life and works of Kuvempu and Umaśankar Joshi, the Joint Awardees of the Jnanapitha National Award in 1968]

Divyadhvani, Govt. of Karnataka, 1975, 380 + 27 + viii pages. (Ed. Hampana). [A souvenir published on the eve of 2500 years of Nirvanaof Mahavira. It contains 55 articles in Kannada, one in English, and nine in Hindi]

Cikkamagaḷūru Sāhitya Sammelana, Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore, 1981. [Proceedings of the 53rd National Kannada Literary Conference held at Cikkamagalur District Head Quarters in Karnataka, in 1981].

Maḍakeri Sāhitya Sammelana, Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore, 1982, 500 + vii pages. [Proceedings of the National Kannada Literary Conference held in 1981 at Madikeri, District Head Quarters in Karnataka]

Sāmtipurāṇam (with Prose Translation to each verse), Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore, 1982, 554 + 199 pages. [Full text of the Śāntipurāṇam of poet Ponna (965 CE), one of the triad in Kannada literature, who was bestowed with the title of kavi-cakravarti (poet emperor) by the Rashtrakuta emperor Krishna III ( 935-65 CE).

Vaḍḍārādhane, Bangalore University, 1993, 166 + vi + 222 pages. [Full text of the earliest extant (800 CE) Kannada prose work by Bhrājiṣṇu. Though the title of the work was Ārādhanā-Karṇāṭa-ṭīkā, it is more popular under the name Vaḍḍārādhane]

Hombuja Sāsanagaḷu (with Manjunath, M.G.), Siddhantakirti Granthamale, Hombuja, 1997, 146 pages. [Anthology of inscriptions of Hombuja Kshetra. Prose translation of the inscriptions meant to help the readers to understand the historical and literary importance of these records]

Nompiya Kathegaḷu, Prasaramga, Kannada University, Hampi, 2001, 449 + xx pages. [Anthology of 84 Vrata-kathās which are most popular in Kannada as nompi stories. Edited by Hampana with the help of palm leaf manuscripts with an exhaustive introduction describing historical, socio-cultural, religious, linguistic and literary aspects. Contains a useful Appendix]

Puṇyakoṭī, Adicumcanagiri Mahasamsthana, Adicumcanagiri, Mandya District, 2006, 100 pages. [Depicts the life of a cow which won the cruel heart of a tiger by its honesty. Richly illustrated with quality pictures].